Word: loves
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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...Holiday: snowy-haired Charles Winninger in typical foxy grandpa mood, Negro Swing-Trumpeter Louis Armstrong leading a torchlight procession, the plushy mustiness of the turn of the century, and a few gags, all mothered and murmured by Miss West. Typical examples: Q. "You mean he made love to you?'' A. "Well, he went through all the emotions. . . ." "Keep a diary and some day it'll keep you. . . ." "She's not as strait-laced as she's laced...
Charles Boyer, as the Emperor, is excellent. Actually, however, it is the sensitive acting of Greta Garbo which enhances the value of Mr. Boyer's portrayal. As the Countess Marie Walweska, with whom Napoleon falls deeply in love, she is a perfect foil for her leading...
...category the film is weak. There are glimpses of the Polish desire for independence, of the growth of Napoleon's empire, and of the great retreat from Russia, but little attempt is made to tie these strands together or to indicate their relation to the major theme. Moreover, the love affair itself is not logically treated; it is, for instance, quire impossible to believe that the Countess could hate napoleon in one moment and love him in the next simply because in the meantime he had delivered a noble address on liberty and democracy. Nevertheless, its excellent acting saves "Conquest...
...Prescription for Romance," which completes the bill, is mildly amusing, but of necessity suffers from contrast with the main feature. Its theme is very familiar: villain absconds with company's funds; innocent girl shelters him; detective and girl fall in love; all ends happily. Nevertheless, the treatment is light and humorous, and Mischa Aue as a phoney count provides many a ridiculous sequence...
...rehearsal for the bout, love-smitten Joe, teaching Sadie a hammer lock, suddenly pressed his lips to hers, refused to go on with the match. Manager Ed was desperate till Noah (Daniel Boone Savage), Sadie's discarded hillbilly swain, started taking pot shots at the troupe with a squirrel gun. Bearded Noah leaped at a chance to crush Joe's bones in public, winner take Sadie. Ed sent Joe in to lose, reversed his instructions halfway through the match when Madison Square Garden wired an offer. But when the troupe left, Loser Noah was Garden-bound, Winner...